rooibos (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *rooibos*:
NOUN	plant	rooibos, Aspalathus linearis, Aspalathus cedcarbergensis	South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers

English > *rooibos*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea.
Synonyms	Aspalathus linearis, Aspalathus cedcarbergensis
Member of	Aspalathus, genus Aspalathus	genus of South African heathlike shrubs
Broader	shrub, bush	A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanish	aspalathus linearis, rooibos
Catalan	aspalathus linearis

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